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Historical Military Meetings

Black and white images depicting military leaders in formal settings, exchanging greetings and discussing historical events related to Allied forces.

US Navy Force Arrives -- Rear-Admiral Farncomb, RAN, Commanding the Royal Australian Naval Squadron, inspects the Guard of Honour of US Marines drawn up on the hangar deck of the flagship Shangri-la when he returns the call made by the Admiral Commanding the US Navy Task Force 38, Rear-Admiral S. Ginder. The drill of the US Marines differs vastly from that of the British units as can be seen from this photograph. May 17, 1947. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).
US Navy Force Arrives -- Rear-Admiral Farncomb, RAN, Commanding the Royal Australian Naval Squadron, inspects the Guard of Honour of US Marines drawn up on the hangar deck of the flagship Shangri-la when he returns the call made by the Admiral Commanding the US Navy Task Force 38, Rear-Admiral S. Ginder. The drill of the US Marines differs vastly from that of the British units as can be seen from this photograph. May 17, 1947. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).
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Portrait taken Cairo in 1943 showing the Prime Minister in the siren suit and sombrero he wore at the "fly-swatting" luncheon with Alan Brooke. October 19, 1942. (Photo by London News Agency Photos).